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On Labor Day in 2010, the Fourmile Canyon Fire outside of Boulder, Colorado burned more than 6,000 acres and destroyed 169 homes.
One of them was mine.Click here to read my story from the beginning.
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Bad Dreams And Good Dreams
Tweet September 21st, 2010 Two Weeks After the Fire Hello Friends, I took Nellie on a walk around my cottage at Chautauqua this evening, as the sky was darkening and the air finally cooling off. It was as if I … Continue reading
Posted in Boulder, Chautauqua, The Kindness of Strangers
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Ashes
Tweet September 16th, 2010, 2:30 am Nine Days After the Fire Hello Friends, I am at last going up to sift through the ashes of my house on Friday. Three friends are going to help me, and it is messy, … Continue reading
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The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Tweet September 16th, 2010 Nine Days After the Fire Well, we all knew it was coming, didn’t we girls? The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Lurking like a shadow, waiting to strike. Ta-dum. I woke this morning and … Continue reading
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The Nellie Has Landed
Tweet September 13th, 2010 Six Days After the Fire Hi All, Nellie and I have landed safely in Boulder, after a long, windy drive across Wyoming. As we came down from Cheyenne, I saw a pillar of smoke and thought, … Continue reading
Posted in Friends, Nellie the Dog
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Closer to Home
Tweet September 11th, 2010 Four Days After the Fire Hello from The Road, My Friends, Yesterday, I talked with my wise friend Lainie in New York, who said, “Honey, today you’ve had a good day. You’re in a pretty place … Continue reading
Posted in Boulder, Friends, Yellowstone
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A River Runs Through It
Tweet September 9th, 2010 Two Days After the Fire Hello Wonderful Friends. I am spending tonight at a small inn by the river in Gallatin, Montana, where they filmed “A River Runs Through It.” Thunderstorms have been rolling across the … Continue reading
Posted in Chautauqua, Friends, Good Moments, The Kindness of Strangers, Yellowstone
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Your Kind Wishes
Tweet September 8th, 2010, 10:10 AM One Day After the Fire Hi All, Thanks so much for your kind wishes. I’m in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, and driving to Bozeman today. It is indeed surreal to own only what is in … Continue reading
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The Bad News
Tweet To: Andi O’Conor Monday, September 6th, 2010 Subject: are you home? 3:05 PM, Kathy wrote: Hi Andi, Just heard about the fire on 4-mile canyon and wondering if you are home, or still out of town. Hope everything is … Continue reading